Real-Time Strategic Plan
2018 marked the final year of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks’ three-year strategic plan. Early that year Friends’ board and staff recognized that we were entering a time of great opportunity with the coming of a new operating agreement with State Parks, which would bring about a substantial expansion of Friends’ role. We identified the need for a responsive strategic plan to serve as a guide for actualizing the opportunities before us. Friends decided to embrace a more dynamic planning process: Real-Time Strategic Planning.
2018 marked the final year of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks’ three-year strategic plan. Early that year Friends’ board and staff recognized that we were entering a time of great opportunity with the coming of a new operating agreement with State Parks, which would bring about a substantial expansion of Friends’ role. We identified the need for a responsive strategic plan to serve as a guide for actualizing the opportunities before us. Friends decided to embrace a more dynamic planning process: Real-Time Strategic Planning.
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REAL-TIME STRATEGIC PLAN<br />
Values<br />
1 Innovation<br />
Friends is a pioneer of creative strategies<br />
to solve the complex, inter-related social,<br />
economic and environmental challenges<br />
that face state parks.<br />
2 Kindness<br />
Friends respects the dignity of all beings<br />
(human, flora, fauna) and brings compassion<br />
and civility to all our interactions.<br />
3 Accountability<br />
Friends holds ourselves responsible for<br />
setting shared goals, investing resources<br />
efficiently and effectively, and evaluating<br />
our efforts and progress.<br />
4 Equitable Support<br />
Friends serves all state parks and beaches<br />
in the Santa Cruz District, which includes all<br />
parks in Santa Cruz County and Coastal San<br />
Mateo County.<br />
5 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion<br />
All visitors feel welcomed and have<br />
equal opportunities to access and enjoy<br />
state parks’ natural, cultural and historic<br />
resources. Friends equally encourages<br />
all community members to participate<br />
in achieving Friends’ mission, through<br />
board service, membership, employment,<br />
volunteering, and attending events.<br />
6 Sustainable Stewardship<br />
Friends acts to ensure the health and<br />
preservation of the organization and the<br />
future of state parks.<br />
7 Advocacy<br />
Friends advocates for our values on the<br />
local, state and national level on issues<br />
pertaining to our mission.<br />
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8 Teamwork<br />
Friends is a committed partner to state<br />
parks, working with the community to<br />
ensure our parks and beaches thrive.<br />
Friends values a team environment based<br />
on trust and contribution from all board<br />
members, staff and volunteers.<br />
FRIENDS OF SANTA CRUZ STATE PARKS
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